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1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerJim Ausley
Head coachBud Grant
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with an 11–5 record. In a rematch of the previous season's Grey Cup Final, the Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to win the 50th Grey Cup. The win cemented the Bombers' status as a dynasty, having won four Grey Cups in five years.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
A July 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 15–14 1–0
B July 26 at Montreal Alouettes L 0–53 1–1
C Aug 1 at Toronto Argonauts W 17–14 2–1

Regular season

Standings

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 11 5 0 385 291 22
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 6 1 352 335 19
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 8 7 1 268 336 17
BC Lions 16 7 9 0 346 342 14
Edmonton Eskimos 16 6 9 1 310 346 13

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 1 Aug 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 16–20 0–1
2 2 Aug 13 at Calgary Stampeders W 45–27 1–1
3 3 Aug 23 at Toronto Argonauts W 33–13 2–1
4 4 Aug 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 26–1 3–1
5 5 Sept 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–7 4–1
5 6 Sept 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–28 5–1
6 7 Sept 10 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 16–10 6–1
7 8 Sept 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–18 7–1
8 9 Sept 24 at BC Lions L 22–27 7–2
8 10 Sept 27 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 31–23 8–2
9 11 Oct 6 vs. BC Lions L 6–18 8–3
10 12 Oct 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 15–19 8–4
11 13 Oct 20 at Edmonton Eskimos W 30–20 9–4
12 14 Oct 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–8 10–4
12 15 Oct 27 at BC Lions W 35–24 11–4
13 16 Nov 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–18 11–5

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Score Result
West Final #1 Nov 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 14–20 0–1
West Final #2 Nov 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 19–11 1–1
West Final #3 Nov 24 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 12–7 2–1
46th Grey Cup Dec 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 28–27 3–1

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 7 7 7 28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7 6 14 0 27

References